The Eagle and the Arrow 
An Aesop's Fable

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An Eagle was soaring through the air when suddenly it heard the whizz of an Arrow, and felt itself wounded to death. Slowly it fluttered down to the earth, with its life-blood pouring out of it. Looking down upon the Arrow with which it had been pierced, it found that the shaft of the Arrow had been feathered with one of its own plumes. 

"Alas!" it cried, as it died:

Moral of Aesops Fable: We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.

The Eagle and the Arrow Fable 
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Aesop Author of the Fable
The Eagle and the Arrow

Nationality of Aesop - Ethiopian or Greek 
Lifespan of Aesop - He lived approximately 620 - 560 BC
Life of Aesop - Slave - Author of the book of fables 
Famous Works - Aesop's Fable book featuring:
 "The Goose With the Golden Eggs",  "The Fisher", 
"The Eagle and the Arrow" and "The Sick Lion"

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